Photoaligned Vertical Aligned Nematic Mode in Liquid Crystals

Japanese Journal of Applied Physics, Part 1: Regular Papers and Short Notes and Review Papers

Volumn 43, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 261-266

  Konovalov, Viktor ^a,c   Chigrinov, Vladimir ^a   Kwok, Hoi Sing ^a   Takada, Hirokazu ^b   Takatsu, Haruyoshi ^b  

^a HONG KONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Hong Kong)

^b DIC CORPORATION   (Japan)

^c BELARUSIAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (Belarus)

Author keywords

Anchoring strength; Homeotropic alignment; Nematic liquid crystals; Photoalignment; VAN mode

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTION; ANISOTROPY; AZO DYES; DOPING (ADDITIVES); ELECTROOPTICAL EFFECTS; EPITAXIAL GROWTH; FREQUENCIES; LIGHT POLARIZATION; PHOTOSENSITIVITY; POLYIMIDES; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

ANCHORING STRENGTH; HOMEOTROPIC ALIGNMENT; PHOTOALIGNMENT; VAN MODE;

NEMATIC LIQUID CRYSTALS;

EID: 1842659816     PISSN: 00214922     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1143/JJAP.43.261     Document Type: Article

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